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Paris Surprises – What’s in a Name?
October 3, 2017 Surprises: Place de l’Estrapade Paris is full of surprises, often where they’re least expected. The other day, Nancy and I set off to revisit the haunts of our first shared visit to Paris in 2013, rue … Continue reading
Posted in Haussmann, Paris streets, weight of history
Tagged Life of an urban Place, street names, walks in Paris
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Other Parises
October 2, 2017: Other parises We have focused a large part of our rich and always fascinating explorations of Paris on a few of the low-numbered arondissements that represent ancient settlement in Gaul and whose layout and buildings testify to … Continue reading
Posted in Change over time, Paris, Paris bus and Metro, Paris streets, return to familiar places
Tagged areas of Paris, Champs Elysees, Nanterre, Paris X University, RER
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In Search of Pretty Stamps
September 27 2017, Bureaucracy and Daily Challenges We were seeking pretty stamps. It seemed a simple quest. Always before, we had gone into the corner post office, and said we wanted to bring back some pretty stamps for friends in … Continue reading
Posted in Bureaucacy, Change over time
Tagged changes over the years, mail, Post Office, postage, pretty stamps, Reflections, telecommunications
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St. Eustache — Old Church, New Music
September 28, 2017 . St- Eustache – Old Church, Cutting Edge Music, New Awareness. One of the pleasures of coming to Paris in the autumn is to be able to catch a couple of events in the Paris Autumn … Continue reading
Posted in Les Halles, Uncategorized
Tagged Festival d'automne a Paris, Inspiration, New music, Paris, rebecca saunders, reflection, St. Eustache, Thoughts, What is Music
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Paris — City of Light
Paris, Ville Lumiere, Tuesday September 26, 2017 I have always wondered how Paris got this nickname. (Apparently one explanation has to do with Paris being the first European city to light its streets, with tens of thousands of gas lamps, … Continue reading
Posted in Haussmann, Paris rooflines, Paris streets, Uncategorized
Tagged Musings, Philosophy, Reflections, Thoughts
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Shopping Excursion in Paris
2017 blog 2, Monday Sept. 25 Shopping in Paris Travel and jet lag can try one’s mettle! Both of us were exhausted, probably from before we came to Paris. Result: the first little challenge wiped us out. After basically sleeping … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty Sleep, BHV, French toys, gourmet grocery, jetlag, Paris, Paris shopping, Reflections, riding Paris buses, taking the bus
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Jet Lag and Cezanne at the Musee d’Orsay
BLOG 1 2017 PARIS: Jet Lag 9/23/2017 I tell myself this jumbling of awareness called “jet lag” is resetting my brain, but perhaps it feels more like clouding it. Nancy says everything feels harder this time. I’m thinking back to … Continue reading
Posted in Eating in Paris, jet lag, Paris, return to familiar places, returning to familiarity, Uncategorized
Tagged Cezanne show, Musee d'Orsay
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October 2, 2016, Our Daily Bread
October 2, 2016 – Sunday It’s Sunday, the “Lord’s Day.” Sunday in Paris has a special, relaxed rhythm, as I’ve mentioned before. When one has interacted with someone, instead of ending with generic greetings, such as “Bonne journee!,” “Bonne Fin … Continue reading
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October 1 2o16, Building a Relationship with Paris
As Nancy and have been riding the bus to this trip’s destinations, we have recognized cafes, streets, churches where we have enjoyed moments of previous stays in Paris. We’re building a relationship with Paris, little by little — bus ride … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits of Travel, Paris, Paris bus and Metro, philosophical discussion, return to familiar places, Uncategorized
Tagged Beginners Mind, Musings, Paris, Relationship with Paris, Thoughts, travel
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